Rector Prof. Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger

Frontaufnahme der Rektorin Prof. Ursula M. Staudinger © Robert Lohse

To know what you (don't) know and
to understand what you are doing.

Table of contents

    1. Responsibilities
    2. CV
    3. Team and contact details
    4. Discoveries
Menschen stehen im Foyer bei einer wissenschaftlichen Veranstaltung © Karsten Eckold

Targets

TU Dresden is developing towards a global university for the 21st century: This is the vision I am advocating as Rector of one of the largest technical universities in Germany. TUD's 200th anniversary in 2028 will be an important milestone in this respect.

Zwei Menschen asiatischer Herkunft stehen mit Helm vor einer technischen Anlage. © Panthermedia

Tasks

To further develop TUD's Excellence is one of the most important tasks of my term. Strengthening broad interdisciplinarity on an equal footing will play a decisive role in this process. Excellent research must go hand in hand with innovative teaching and a working environment characterised by team orientation, transparency, appreciation and participation.

Hörsaalzentrum im Herbst mit Banner im Vordergrund: "Nicht 'estwas muss geschehen', sondern 'ich muss etwas tun'. © Crispin Iven Mokry

Values

I am convinced that TU Dresden, as an important social agent, can provide decisive contributions to master the global challenges of mankind and to support regional development in Dresden and Saxony, and I will see to it that we further expand this role.

Responsibilities

The Rector heads TU Dresden and is its representative to the outside world. She is the Chairperson of the Extended University Executive Board and determines the strategy guiding the university's research and teaching. The Rector is elected by the Extended Senate for a term of five years.

CV

since 08/2020 Rector of TU Dresden
2018 - 07/2020 Professor for Sociomedical Sciences / Columbia Aging Center / Columbia University (New York)
2013 - 2018 Founding Director of the Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University (New York) / Director of the International Longevity Center (ILC) / Robert N. Butler Endowed Chair and Professor of Psychology
2003 - 2013 Professor and Vice President of Jacobs University Bremen / Founding Dean of the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development
1999 - 2003 Professor of Psychology / TU Dresden
1997 Habilitation (Psychology) / FU Berlin
1992 - 1999 Group Leader / Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education
1988 - 1992

Research Scientist / Academy of Sciences and Technology in

Berlin
1988 PhD (Psychology) / FU Berlin
1978–1984 Studies of Psychology / Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Clark University (Massachusetts)
Guest professorships
08/2019 Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, N
03/2012 University of Queensland, Brisbane, AUS
05-07/2003 Stanford University, CA, USA
03/2000 University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA
Honours and awards
2017 Seneca Medal
Honouring internationally significant scientific achievements in the field of aging research / Industrieclub Düsseldorf
2014 Braunschweig Research Prize
Honouring internationally outstanding interdisciplinary research results in technical, life and cultural sciences / City of Braunschweig and the Association ResearchRegion Braunschweig e. V.
since 2015 Fellow
New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
2014, 2017, 2019 Nobel Prize Dialogue, Keynote Speaker
Stockholm, Seoul, Berlin
since 2014 Fellow
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
since 2014 Member
Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe
since 2011 Fellow
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
2007 - 2017 Vice President & Foreign Secretary
National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2008-2010 President
German Psychological Society DGPs
2006 - 2008 Vice President
German Psychological Society DGPs
since 2002 Member
National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Commitment to science and society
since 2019 Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing (CREA) / Singapore Management University / Singapore
since 2018 Affiliate Faculty Member/ Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute / Columbia University
since 2018 Member / Scientific Board of the Einstein Center for Population Diversity / Berlin
since 2016 Chairperson / Board of Trustees of the Federal Institute for Population Research

Team and contact details

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Name

Rector's Office

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Contact Information
Address work

Visitor Address:

Rektoratsgebäude Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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Address postal

Postal Address:

Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat

01062 Dresden

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Parcel Address:

Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat Helmholtzstraße 10

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-34312
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+49 351 463-37121

Chief of Staff, Rector´s Office
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Chief of Staff, Rector´s Office

Name

Dr. Margarita Wucherer-Plietker

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Rector's Office

Rector's Office

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Visitor Address:

Rektoratsgebäude, Raum 303 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat

01062 Dresden

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Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat Helmholtzstraße 10

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-34566

Advisor to the Rector
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Advisor to the rector

Name

Rachel Ahrens

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Rector's Office

Rector's Office

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Rektoratsgebäude, room 217 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-38770
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+49 351 463-37121

Assistants
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Rector's Office

Name

Vera Küchenmeister

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Rector's Office

Rector's Office

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Rektoratsgebäude, room 307 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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Rector's Office

Name

Lars Hofmann

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Rector's Office

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University Committees Coordination

The University Comitees Coordination team supports the work of the Senat, the Rectorate, university elections as well as memberships of TU Dresden. In addition, the University Comitees team is the point of contact for regulatiory questions from all levels of university gouvernance units and student affairs. 

Tasks

  • Supervision of the University Committees Senate, Extended Senate, Senate Commissions and Rectorate Commissions
  • Support of advisory activities between the representatives of the member groups of the Senate and the university management
  • Monitoring of Rectorate meetings
  • Elaboration of regulations, approval tests for regulations of the institutes and faculties as well as advice with regard to preparation
  • University awards, call for award nominations
  • Supervision and implementation of University Committee elections
  • Student affairs
  • TU Dresden memberships in national and international committees and organisations
  • Supervision of procedures granting TU Dresden membership rights
  • Responsibility for the DFG Review Board Election of the respective voting centre

  • Matters of Protocol (e.g. visits of state guests, honorary doctorates, ...) if the University Executive Board is involved

  • Events directly related to the Rector (including ceremonial inauguration, enrollment ceremony, summer party, awarding of honorary pins and medals, ...)

  • General advice on protocol issues 

Name

Academic Committees

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Contact Information
Address work

Visitor Address:

Mommsenstraße 15, room 311

01069 Dresden

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Postal Address:

Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat

01062 Dresden

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+49 351 463-35109
fax Fax
+49 351 463-37121

Head of Academic Committees Coordination

Organisation of the Committee / Senate / Regulations and Commissions
Heike Marhenke
Tel. +49 351 463-34399

Office

Kathrin Krell
Tel.: +49 351 463-35109

Staff members

Elections / Memberships / Tenders / Prizes / Student Affairs

Hannelore Büst
Tel.: +49 351 463-37068

Office Central Committees

Annett Schleßiger
Tel. +49 351 463-33546

Protocol/Event Management University Executive Board

Christine Milkau
Tel.: +49 351 463-42612

Academic Recruitment

Appointment Officer of the Rector

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n. n.

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Appointment Team of the Rector

Appointment Team of the Rector

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visitors' address:

Günther-Landgraf-Bau, room 6-121 Mommsenstr. 15

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-42445
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+49 351 463-42465

University Development
Maragarita Wucherer-Plietker © Michael Kretzschmar

Chief of Staff, Rector´s Office

Name

Dr. Margarita Wucherer-Plietker

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Rector's Office

Rector's Office

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Visitor Address:

Rektoratsgebäude, Raum 303 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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Postal Address:

Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat

01062 Dresden

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Parcel Address:

Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat Helmholtzstraße 10

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-34566

Portrait of Jan Röder © TUD

EXU Coordinator

Name

Jan Röder

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Organization Name

Directorate 7 - Strategy and Communication

Directorate 7 - Strategy and Communication

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Visitors' Address:

Mommsenstraße 5

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-43226

Fundraising und Universitäts-anniversary 2028
Name

Dr. Andreas Heinen

Advisor Foundraising and University-aniversary 2028

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Rector's Office

Rector's Office

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Rektoratsgebäude, room 28 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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+49 351 463-32022
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+49 351 463-37722

Discoveries

Teich mit Bäumen © Ursula M. Staudinger

Looking for a quiet place?

The pond behind the Barkhausen Building is a particularly peaceful place on campus. Tucked away behind lushly greened walls, water lilies and fish can be admired during a break in this garden. Although it is located in the middle of the bustling activity of the central campus, it radiates a unique harmony of its own. Learn more

Kletterer vom USZ an einer Boulderwand © Crispin-Iven-Mokry

TU Dresden always sights high

A healthy body has a healthy mind - all TUD-members can choose from a wide range of 60 sports and exercise programmes offered each semester. Whether fitness rooms, power walking, bouldering, meditation, martial arts, sauna, dance, winter or water sports: the University Sports Centre offers it. Learn more

Reperatur- und Luftstation vor dem HSZ © Ursula M. Staudinger

TU Dresden minds sustainability

A special feature of TU Dresden's sustainability concept is the central air pump and repair station in front of the Auditorium Centre. Here, not only bicycles but also prams and wheelchairs can get "fresh air". Learn more

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